Press Release
Winrock’s American Carbon Registry Has Issued Over 100 Million Tonnes of Carbon Offset Credits
August 23, 2017
SACRAMENTO, CA, August 21, 2017 – The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a non-profit enterprise of Winrock International, is proud to announce it has issued more than 100 million tonnes of carbon offset credits—the equivalent of taking over 21 million cars off the road for a year. Each credit represents a metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas […]
Sustainable Water Partnership Launches SWPWater.org
August 9, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 8, 2017 – SWPWater.org, launched by the USAID Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP), led by Winrock International, will enable greater access to information and resources about global water security. Through the aggregation of water security news and innovations, and the publication of original resources and toolkits, SWPWater.org will foster public-private collaboration across […]
Winrock Joins Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 ‘Partnership of Champions’
May 31, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 31, 2017 – Winrock International is proud to announce it has joined the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 (TFA 2020), a global public-private partnership that brings together governments, companies and civil society organizations to reduce deforestation in tropical forest countries. “This impressive alliance is rightly called a ‘partnership of champions.’ We are […]
USAID Improves the Livelihoods of Rural Women in Northern Ghana
May 24, 2017
On May 9, 2017, the USAID-funded Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Project (AgNRM) welcomed the USAID/Ghana Mission Director, Andrew Karas, to Dorimon, in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region. The paramount chief of Dorimon, Naa Sohimwininye Danaa Gori II received Mr. Karas on behalf of the people and […]
Chile Accesses Millions for Emissions Reduction
April 27, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 25, 2017 – Chile became the first country to be fully accepted by the Carbon Fund and can now access millions of dollars for its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from forestlands through the implementation of its Emission Reductions Program. “Chile is leading the world and Winrock is thrilled to […]
A Guidebook Highlighting the Beautiful Birds of Cambodia’s Sandan Ecotourism Site
April 21, 2017
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 21 April 2017 – In celebration of International Earth Day, the USAID Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project (USAID SFB) is offering a free, easy-to-use guidebook about the birds at Kampong Thom’s Sandan community-based ecotourism site. The guidebook, which can be downloaded free, has high-definition pictures and detailed information about 50 significant bird […]
Winrock Scientists Pinpoint Source of Carbon Emissions Greater than Global Aviation
February 21, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – FEB. 21, 2017 – Scientists from Winrock International have published the first consistent and complete analysis of emissions from forest degradation across the tropics. Forest degradation consists of logging, harvesting woodfuels and other human impacts on forests that fall short of deforestation. The new study, published in the journal Carbon Balance and […]
Winrock International and USAID to Host Discussion on Solar Water Pump Benefits & Financing
February 9, 2017
NAIROBI, KENYA – FEB. 8, 2017 – Winrock International, the U.S.-based national and international economic development organization, Fintrac, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will host a one-day meeting to discuss the potential for solar water pumps, their benefit to farmers and expanding credit access to help farmers purchase the pumps. The […]
Winrock to Implement Landmark Asia Counter Trafficking Effort
January 11, 2017
WASHINGTON – January 11, 2017 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new regional program to combat human trafficking in Asia. USAID’s Regional Development Mission for Asia awarded the five-year, $21.5 million USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons (USAID Asia CTIP) program to Winrock International, a U.S.-based development organization. “This new […]
Vicki Walker, Lead Technical Adviser, to Retire from Winrock After 26 Years
December 22, 2016
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS – DEC. 22, 2016 – Winrock International announces the retirement of Vicki Walker, lead technical adviser, child labor and social inclusion. Since joining Winrock in 1990, Walker has built a multi-faceted career fostering social science research networks, empowering women, pioneering public-private partnerships, and preventing and eradicating child labor around the world. “Winrock […]